Lug remover for dual wheel assemblies



April 24, 1951 H. V. FACTLY LUG REMOVER FOR DUAL WHEEL ASSEMBLIES 2Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed Sept. 9, 1948 Inventor Hehry M F act/y 93 and flmApril 24, 1951 H. v. FACTLY I LUG REMQVER FOR DUAL WHEEL ASSEMBLIESFiled-Sept. 9, 1948 v 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Henry V. Fact/y Patented Apr. 24,1951 umrro res LUG REMOVER FOR DUAL WHEEL ASSEMBLIES 7 Henry V. Factly,Burlington, Ill. Application September 9, 1948, Serial No. 48,496

Thisinvention relates to. new and useful improvements in wrenches. andthe primary object of the present invention is to provide a dual purposestud lock and lug remover for dual wheel assemblies. such as thoseemployed on light and heavy trucks, buses, prime movers and the like.

Another important object of the present invention is to provide a dual.wheel wrench including inner and outer socketsv for respectivelyreceiving the inner and outer nuts of a dual wheel assembly andembodying novel and improved means for holding the inner socket againstrotation as the outer socket is rotated, whereby the outer wheel of adual wheel assembly may be removed without disturbing the inner wheelthereof.

A further object. of the present invention is to provide a dual purposestud lock and lug remover that is small and compact in structure andwhich is quickly and readily applied to. or removed from a dual wheelassembly in a convenient manner.

A still further aim of the present invention is to provide a Wrench ofthe aforementioned charenter that is simple and practical inconstruction, strong and reliable in use, eflicient and durable in use,neat and attractive in appearance, rela tively inexpensive tomanufacture, and otherwise well adapted for the purposes for which thesame is intended.

Other objects and advantages reside in the details of construction andoperation as more fully hereinafter described and claimed, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawings forming part hereof, wherein likenumerals refer to like parts throughout, and in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the present invention;

Figure 2 is a fragmentary front elevational view of a dual wheelassembly and showing the present invention applied thereto;

Figure 3 is a longitudinal vertical sectional view taken substantiallyon the plane of section line 3-3 of Figure 4;

Figure 4 is a transverse vertical sectional View taken substantially onthe plane of section line 4-4 of Figure 3;

Figure 5 is a fragmentary longitudinal vertical sectional view takensubstantially on the plane of section line 5-5 of Figure 4; and

Figure 6 is a perspective view of the locking plate used in conjunctionwith the present invention. 7

Referring now to the drawings in detail, wherein for the purpose ofillustration, there is disclosed a preferred embodiment of the presentinvention, the numeral It! represents the present 3 Claims. (Cl. 81-56)invention generally, including a pair of inner and outer anchor membersor U-shaped plateslZ and I4 which are detachably connected to each otherthrough the medium of any suitable number of bolts and nuts l6.

Adjacent the end portions of the inner plate l2, there are providedannular openings l8 that receive a pair of alternate inner and outernuts designated generally by the numerals and 22 of a dual wheelassembly 24.

The central portion of the outer plate I4 is provided with an aperture26 that receives the reduced, multi-sided outer end portion 28 of aninner socket or cylindrical member 30 having a multi-sided recess 32 forreceiving the inner nut or stud 34 of the wheel assembly 24.

An outer socket or sleeve 36 embraces the member 30, is rotatablethereon and in an opening 38 provided in the central portion of theinner plate l2. The inner end of the outer socket 36 projects outwardlyfrom the inner end of the inner socket 3i] and is formed with amulti-sided recess 40 for receiving an outer nut or lug 42 of the wheelassembly 24.

The outer periphery of the outer socket 36 is integrally formed with anannular drive gear 44 that is intermeshed with an annular drive gear 46integrally formed with the outer periphery of a shaft 43 that isjournaled for rotation between the plates l2 and I4. One end 50 of theshaft 48 projects outwardly from the outer plate l4 and is provided witha multi-sided end portion 52 for receiving a lug wrench or suitable toolwhereby the shaft 48 will be rotated.

In order to hold the inner socket against rotation, as the outer socketis rotated, there is provided a locking plate 54 having a multi-sidedopening 56 that receives the reduced outer end 23 of the inner socket.The locking plate 54 is also provided with an arcuate slot 58 thatreceives a bolt cc adjustably carried by the outer plate [4. v

In practical use of the present invention, the same is applied to thewheel assembly 24 as shown in Figure 2 with an alternate pair of innerand outer nuts 2c and 22 positioned in the openings i8, and the innerand outer nuts 34 and 42 between the pair of inner and outer nuts 20 and22 received in the recesses 32 and 40 respectively.

As the shaft 48 is rotated, the outer socket will likewise be rotatedand the outer nut 42 will be removed without removing or turning theinner nut 34.

Obviously, the above procedure is continued until all of the outer nuts42 have been removed. l

It is preferred that the ratio of the gear teeth =44 to the gear teeth46 be three to one, however, :any suitable ratio could be employedwithout deviating from the scope of the present invention.

In view of the foregoing description taken in conjunction with theaccompanying drawings it is believed that a clear understanding of thedevice will be quite apparent to those skilled in this :art. A moredetailed description is accordingly deemed unnecessary.

It is to be understood, however, that even though there is herein shownand described a preferred embodiment of the invention the same issusceptible to certain changes fully comprehended by the spirit of theinvention as herein described and by the scope of the appended claims.

Having described the claimed as new is:

1. A dual wheel lug Wrench comprising an anchor member mountable on awheel assembly and including inner and outer parallel plates andconnecting means between the'plates, an outer sleeve rotatably supportedon the inner plate and having a socketed end projecting beyond the innerplate to receive the outer nut of a dual wheel assembly, an inner sleeverotatable within said outer sleeve and including a multi-sided endportion projecting through said ou er plate, a locking plate having amulti-sided opening therein receiving the multi-sided end portion ofsaid inner sleeve to hold the inner sleeve against rotation, meansadjustably securing said locking plate to said outer plate, a shaftrotatably supported by said plates and paralleling said sleeves, adriven ear fixed about said outer sleeve, and a drive gear forming partof said shaft and meshing with said driven gear.

2. A dual wheel lug wrench comprising an anchor member mountable on awheel assembly and including inner and outer parallel plates andconnecting means between the plates, an outer sleeve rotatably supportedon the inner plate and having a socketed end projecting beyond the innerplate to receive the outer nut of a dual wheel invention, what isassembly, an inner sleeve rotatable within said outer sleeve andincluding a multi-sided end portion projecting through said outer plate,a locking plate having a multi-sided opening therein receiving themulti-sided end portion of said inner sleeve to hold the inner sleeveagainst rotation, said locking plate having an arcuate slot therein, abolt threaded to the outer plate and extending through said arcuateslot, a shaft rotatably supported on said plates, a driven gear on saidouter sleeve, and a drive gear on said shaft meshing with said drivengear.

3. A dual wheel lug wrench comprising inner and outer spaced parallelplates, means adjustably connecting the plates to permit the plates tobe spaced apart a predetermined distance, an outer sleeve slidably androtatably supported by said inner plate and having a socket at one endfor receiving the outer nut of a dual wheel assembly, an inner sleeveslidably and rotatably mounted in said outer sleeve and having a socketat one end for receiving the inner nut of a dual wheel assembly, saidinner sleeve including a multi-sided end portion projecting through saidouter plate, said outer plate having an aperture slidably and rotatablyreceiving said multi-sided end portion, means adjustably secured to saidouter plate and engaging said multi-sided end portion to hold the innersleeve against rotation, a shaft slidably and rotatably supported bysaid plates and paralleling said sleeves, a driven gear about said outersleeve, and a drive gear about said shaft meshing with said driven gear.

HENRY V. FAC'ILY.

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